KAMPALA JUNE 17, 2016(CISA) – Uganda Episcopal Conference is calling on the government to “seriously address electoral reforms in order to realize sustainable democracy in Uganda.” \“We are concerned that after the previous various sets of elections in Uganda, despite what appeared to be a generally peaceful electoral environment, it is evident that a situation of […]
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AFRICA: African Leaders Miss Leadership Prize
LONDON JUNE 17, 2016 (CISA) – For a second consecutive year, no leader has met the criteria to claim the $5 million Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. According to the organizers, a seven–member prize committee did not select a winner for the 2015 award for former African leaders which is aimed at celebrating democracy and outstanding leadership in the […]
KENYA: British Envoy Wants Electoral Commission Stalemate Resolved
NAIROBI, JUNE 17, 2016(CISA) – British High Commissioner to Kenya Nic Hailey has called for a solution to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) impasse as quickly as possible. In an interview with Capital FM Kenya at his residence, the British Envoy pointed out that delays to work out the matter could spell doom for […]
KENYA: Religious Leaders Urge Government to Clamp down on Hate Mongers
NAIROBI JUNE 14, 2016(CISA) – Religious leaders in Kenya have called on the government to curb hate speech and war mongering in the country. “We have taken note of the rising cases of hate speech and war mongering associated with particular politicians. This trend is worrying and must not be allowed to take root in […]
KENYA: Daystar University Don Makes History in Fukuoka, Japan
NAIROBI JUNE 14, 2016(CISA)-Kenyan Communication Don, Sr. Prof. Agnes Lucy Lando has made history in Fukuoka – Japan, by being the first African to be nominated to the position of member-at-large for the International Communication Association (ICA). If the nomination goes through, Sr. Prof. Lando will not only be the first African to sit on […]
GHANA: Country Hosts SMA Plenary Council Meeting
ACCRA JUNE 14, 2016 (CISA) – The Ghana Regional Council of the Society of African Missions (SMA), has hosted the Plenary Council Meeting of the congregation at its Regional House at Oshuiman, Amamoley Estate in Accra from May 30 to June 11, 2016. The meeting is the second to be held in Africa since the […]
KENYA: More Time Needed to Repatriate Somali Refugees, UN tells Government
NAIROBI JUNE 14, 2016 (CISA) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi has urged the Kenyan government to relax its November deadline for sending about 350,000 Somalis home from the Dadaab Refugee camp since parts of their country are unsafe. “The places of origin of many of the refugees in Dadaab are still very […]
LUXEMBOURG: EU Ministers Seek to Reduce Migration Inflow from North Africa
LUXEMBOURG JUNE 10, 2016 (CISA) – The Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union are meeting today to look into ways to reduce the number of refugees seeking entry to Europe from Libya and elsewhere in north Africa. The EU is citing the growing instability in the EU’s southern neighborhood as the reason […]
GHANA: CEPACS Calls for Closer Collaboration of Catholic Media Organizations
ACCRA JUNE 10, 2016(CISA) –The Pan-African Episcopal Committee of Social Communications (CEPACS) is calling for closer collaboration with Regional and National Social Communications Offices in Africa so as “to meet the needs of the communication apostolate for evangelization.” In a Communiqué sent to CISA June 10, issued at the end of the Meeting of the […]
GHANA: Church Launches Caritas Ghana
ACCRA JUNE 10, 2016(CISA)-Caritas Ghana, a branch of Caritas Internationalis, which pursues the Catholic Church’s pastoral role, was on June 2 launched at the International Press Centre in Accra. Speaking when he launched the organization, Most Reverend Gabriel A. A. Mante President of Caritas Ghana and Bishop of the Jasikan Diocese said that it will […]